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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 63. <br></br> Medical decisions at the hearing level or above, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       2,766</td>
<td class="r data">       2,318</td>
<td class="r data">    83.8</td>
<td class="r data">       2,359</td>
<td class="r data">       2,026</td>
<td class="r data">    85.9</td>
<td class="r data">         407</td>
<td class="r data">         292</td>
<td class="r data">    71.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       3,403</td>
<td class="r data">       2,832</td>
<td class="r data">    83.2</td>
<td class="r data">       2,885</td>
<td class="r data">       2,458</td>
<td class="r data">    85.2</td>
<td class="r data">         518</td>
<td class="r data">         374</td>
<td class="r data">    72.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       3,950</td>
<td class="r data">       3,170</td>
<td class="r data">    80.3</td>
<td class="r data">       3,385</td>
<td class="r data">       2,771</td>
<td class="r data">    81.9</td>
<td class="r data">         565</td>
<td class="r data">         399</td>
<td class="r data">    70.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       3,886</td>
<td class="r data">       2,979</td>
<td class="r data">    76.7</td>
<td class="r data">       3,330</td>
<td class="r data">       2,614</td>
<td class="r data">    78.5</td>
<td class="r data">         556</td>
<td class="r data">         365</td>
<td class="r data">    65.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       4,276</td>
<td class="r data">       3,054</td>
<td class="r data">    71.4</td>
<td class="r data">       3,638</td>
<td class="r data">       2,678</td>
<td class="r data">    73.6</td>
<td class="r data">         638</td>
<td class="r data">         376</td>
<td class="r data">    58.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       4,436</td>
<td class="r data">       2,997</td>
<td class="r data">    67.6</td>
<td class="r data">       3,707</td>
<td class="r data">       2,568</td>
<td class="r data">    69.3</td>
<td class="r data">         729</td>
<td class="r data">         429</td>
<td class="r data">    58.8</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       4,398</td>
<td class="r data">       2,985</td>
<td class="r data">    67.9</td>
<td class="r data">       3,797</td>
<td class="r data">       2,645</td>
<td class="r data">    69.7</td>
<td class="r data">         601</td>
<td class="r data">         340</td>
<td class="r data">    56.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       3,944</td>
<td class="r data">       2,818</td>
<td class="r data">    71.5</td>
<td class="r data">       3,453</td>
<td class="r data">       2,529</td>
<td class="r data">    73.2</td>
<td class="r data">         491</td>
<td class="r data">         289</td>
<td class="r data">    58.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       1,868</td>
<td class="r data">       1,331</td>
<td class="r data">    71.3</td>
<td class="r data">       1,664</td>
<td class="r data">       1,205</td>
<td class="r data">    72.4</td>
<td class="r data">         204</td>
<td class="r data">         126</td>
<td class="r data">    61.8</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         260</td>
<td class="r data">         184</td>
<td class="r data">    70.8</td>
<td class="r data">         241</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">       2,731</td>
<td class="r data">       2,305</td>
<td class="r data">    84.4</td>
<td class="r data">       2,333</td>
<td class="r data">       2,015</td>
<td class="r data">    86.4</td>
<td class="r data">         398</td>
<td class="r data">         290</td>
<td class="r data">    72.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">       3,372</td>
<td class="r data">       2,819</td>
<td class="r data">    83.6</td>
<td class="r data">       2,865</td>
<td class="r data">       2,449</td>
<td class="r data">    85.5</td>
<td class="r data">         507</td>
<td class="r data">         370</td>
<td class="r data">    73.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">       3,909</td>
<td class="r data">       3,153</td>
<td class="r data">    80.7</td>
<td class="r data">       3,359</td>
<td class="r data">       2,760</td>
<td class="r data">    82.2</td>
<td class="r data">         550</td>
<td class="r data">         393</td>
<td class="r data">    71.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">       3,865</td>
<td class="r data">       2,971</td>
<td class="r data">    76.9</td>
<td class="r data">       3,318</td>
<td class="r data">       2,608</td>
<td class="r data">    78.6</td>
<td class="r data">         547</td>
<td class="r data">         363</td>
<td class="r data">    66.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">       4,237</td>
<td class="r data">       3,042</td>
<td class="r data">    71.8</td>
<td class="r data">       3,617</td>
<td class="r data">       2,670</td>
<td class="r data">    73.8</td>
<td class="r data">         620</td>
<td class="r data">         372</td>
<td class="r data">    60.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">       4,410</td>
<td class="r data">       2,989</td>
<td class="r data">    67.8</td>
<td class="r data">       3,695</td>
<td class="r data">       2,564</td>
<td class="r data">    69.4</td>
<td class="r data">         715</td>
<td class="r data">         425</td>
<td class="r data">    59.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">       4,375</td>
<td class="r data">       2,976</td>
<td class="r data">    68.0</td>
<td class="r data">       3,784</td>
<td class="r data">       2,639</td>
<td class="r data">    69.7</td>
<td class="r data">         591</td>
<td class="r data">         337</td>
<td class="r data">    57.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">       3,920</td>
<td class="r data">       2,802</td>
<td class="r data">    71.5</td>
<td class="r data">       3,437</td>
<td class="r data">       2,517</td>
<td class="r data">    73.2</td>
<td class="r data">         483</td>
<td class="r data">         285</td>
<td class="r data">    59.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">       1,858</td>
<td class="r data">       1,323</td>
<td class="r data">    71.2</td>
<td class="r data">       1,657</td>
<td class="r data">       1,199</td>
<td class="r data">    72.4</td>
<td class="r data">         201</td>
<td class="r data">         124</td>
<td class="r data">    61.7</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         259</td>
<td class="r data">         184</td>
<td class="r data">    71.0</td>
<td class="r data">         240</td>
<td class="r data">         173</td>
<td class="r data">    72.1</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    57.9</td>
</tr>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Widow(er)s</td>
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<tr>
<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          19</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">    47.4</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">          22</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">    45.5</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    46.7</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">           3</td>
<td class="r data">    42.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">    50.0</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    46.7</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    55.6</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">    40.0</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          24</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">    33.3</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          14</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    35.7</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">          18</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    38.9</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">    64.7</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">    63.6</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    66.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    66.7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">          16</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    25.0</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">           9</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">          17</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    29.4</td>
<td class="r data">          11</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           6</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">          15</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">    26.7</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">          10</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">          12</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           4</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           8</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">           7</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">    71.4</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           5</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">           0</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">         (X)</td>
<td class="r data">     (X)</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through July 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> A revised process was introduced on October 1, 1999, in 10 states, under which initial denials could be appealed directly to the hearing level without a reconsideration. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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